Everything you need to know about POPAsheville

Here's the long-winded, but quite complete, press release:

January 16-18, 2009 at The Grey Eagle, Stella Blue, and The Rocket Club in Asheville, NC

Asheville, NC (January 5, 2009) – Dave Allen, founding member of UK Post-Punk band Gang of Four in the 70's, 80's sensation Shriekback, and currently-active cutting-edge indie music blog and music label Pampelmoose, will speak on Sunday, January 18 at 3:00 p.m.  Check www.popasheville.com for location information and tickets.

"Dave is a laid-back guy who is in to talking to musicians and music fans who is interested in being a real part of things," according to Alex Maiolo of Future of Music Coalition, who will moderate this year's indie music biz panel and instrumental in bringing Dave to this year's festival.

Dave is a key figure in the Portland, OR, independent music scene.  He will be sharing insights from his many years as a forward-thinking artist and industry person, including thoughts on building community within a city's own music scene and staying true to one's own unique path in the music business.  

The POPAsheville music committee narrowed a competitive field of nearly 200 submissions to just 30 bands from target cities in the Southeast.  Sixteen are hometown bands, while the remaining fourteen slots are filled by the cream from Nashville (4), Atlanta (3), Athens (2), Chapel Hill (1), Charlotte (1), and Greenville, SC (1).  Free MP3 downloads from all bands available at www.popasheville.com. 

The POPA All-Access Wristband ($15) gets you into everything!  Band shows, LaZoom shuttle, workshops, panel discussion, the Thursday Kickoff Party, and studio tours!   Click here to purchase your admission online, or pick up a ticket in Asheville at The Grey Eagle, The Rocket Club, Orbit DVD, What to Wear, Harvest Records, Honeypot, or Static Age Records. Avoid the hub-bub... advance tickets are encouraged!For more information, and free MP3 downloads of all the bands, go to www.popasheville.com.  

2009 POPAsheville Bands

Asheville-area

stephaniesĭd
Seepeoples

Jar-e 

Mad Tea Party 
Bandazian 
Speedsquare 
If You Wannas
Arizona
Holiday Childress
Ruby Slippers
Jen and the Juice
The Cheeksters
Bugs Multiply
The Baker Family Band
Nevada
The Poles
On the Take

The third annual POPAsheville will be held over Martin Luther King weekend, Jan. 16-18, 2009, at three venues in Asheville, NC.  Focused on building and supporting a thriving touring scene in the southeast, and supporting a very nearly sold out crowd in 2007, POP 'A' band submissions The festival accepted submissions from bands based in: Asheville, NC, target cities are: Nashville, TN; Knoxville, TN; Chattanooga, TN; Charleston, SC; Boone, NC; Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Athens, GA; Raleigh, NC; Chapel Hill, NC.

Over the last three years, POP 'A' has grown from a modestly attended, 5-band evening (then called IdFest) to a ravaging feast of creative pop and rock, supported by nearly 1000 music fans from Asheville and beyond.   

POPAsheville's focus is to help create a thriving Southeast scene for touring bands in the pop/indie/rock genres.  To this end, the POP 'A' weekend includes a music business panel discussion with industry experts, a musician's party, and other events with the goal of facilitating gig-swaps and helping indie bands with their touring and business careers. 

POPAsheville welcomes sponsorship ideas.  Please email popasheville@gmail.com for more information about partnership levels.

2009 POPAsheville Sponsors

Echo Mountain Recording, WNC Magazine, Southeast Performer, Mountain Xpress, Sound Mind Media, LaZoom Tours, WNCW, 105.9 The Mountain, Collapseable Studios, Altamont Studios, Hi-Five Studios, Alien Music Club, Crispy Cat Candy Bars, The Rocket Club, Speedsquare, stephaniesĭd, Ruby Slippers

 
Want some input into the festival?

Take the POPAsheville survey, at the link on www.popasheville.com